No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
The Glorious Freedom of the Children of God: The Human Dimension of the Formation of Seminarians by Fr. Matthew Rolling
The Glorious Freedom of the Children of God: The Human Dimension of the Formation of Seminarians
by Fr. Matthew Rolling
A philosophically rigorous and pastorally grounded exploration of the human dimension of seminary formation, The Glorious Freedom of the Children of God examines the nature of the human person through Thomistic anthropology, contemporary psychology, and the Church’s vision for priestly formation. Fr. Matthew Rolling presents seminarians as men sharing a common humanity while remaining uniquely individual, emphasizing affective maturity, freedom, virtue, and authentic masculinity as essential foundations for fruitful priestly ministry in the modern world.
Paperback: $12.95 | Kindle: $9.99
TESTIMONIALS
“Fr. Matthew Rolling offers a deeply needed synthesis of Thomistic anthropology, priestly formation, and contemporary human experience. This work is intellectually rich, pastorally grounded, and exceptionally timely for seminary formators seeking a truly integrated vision of human formation.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism: A Framework for the Refutation of Atheism and the Evangelization of Atheists
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As a Catholic priest and philosophy professor, Fr. Matthew Rolling also serves as Academic Dean at St. Gregory the Great Seminary, the college seminary of the Diocese of Lincoln, NE.
John D. Horton of Lawton, Oklahoma, has studied the Catholic Traditionalist Movement for more than thirty years, including participation in both FSSP and diocesan Tridentine Mass communities. Raised in Lawton, he witnessed firsthand the liturgical and ecclesial developments that shaped contemporary Catholic practice in the United States following the Second Vatican Council. His work reflects a longstanding interest in the history, theology, music, and liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly the preservation of Gregorian chant and the sung Mass within the traditional Latin liturgy.
Katherine Breckenridge holds a master’s degree in Mental Health and Wellness with an emphasis in family dynamics, and a second master’s degree in Bioethics. She also holds graduate certificates in trauma-informed practice and Catholic Bioethics. She has worked for the children’s rights organization Them Before Us, for which she wrote extensively, and she has also written for several outlets such as The Federalist, National Catholic Register, Salvo Magazine, Live Action, and Society of St. Sebastian on issues concerning the beginning and end of life, and has had articles published in The Times UK and The Scotsman through her work as a research associate for the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics.
